Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus pugetensis Hoff & Hoff, 1929
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2467
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species pugetensis
Authority Hoff & Hoff, 1929
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Hoff, E. C. and H. E. Hoff. 1929. Proteocephalus pugetensis, a new tapeworm from a stickleback. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 48: 54-61.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., A. Choudhury, and P. A. Nelson . 2020. The Proteocephalus species-aggregate (Cestoda) in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae) of the Nearctic Region, including description of anew species from brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Folia Parasitologica 67: 021.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/04/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Gasterosteiformes
Host Family Gasterosteidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gasterosteus
Species cataphractus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gasterosteus
Species aculeatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water brackish water ditches
Island(s)
City/Region near Smith’s Cove, Seattle, Washington
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Canada (British Columbia), USA (Washington)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not mentioned
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.